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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12492	A defence of the blessed masse, and the sacrifice therof prouynge that it is auayleable both for the quycke and the dead and that by Christes owne and his apostles ordynaunce, made [and] set forth by Rycharde Smyth doctour in diuinitie, and reader of ye kynges highnes lesson of diuinitie, in his maiesties vniuersitie of Oxforde. Wherin are dyuers doubtes opened, as it were by the waye, ouer and aboue the principall, and cheyfe matter.	Smith, Richard, 1500-1563.	1546 (1546)	STC 22820; ESTC S107328	113,500	390

A DEFENCE OF THE BLESsed masse and the sacrifice therof prouynge that it is auayleable both for the quycke and the dead and that by Christes owne and his apostles ordynaunce made set forth by Rycharde smyth doctour in diuinitie and reader of the kynges highnes lesson of diuinitie in his maiesties vniuersitie of Oxforde Wherin are dyuers doubtes opened as it were by the waye ouer and aboue the principall and cheyfe matter Multo melius est uera rustice quam falsa diserte proferre It is muche better to bryng forth true thynges rudely then false thynges eloquently Hiero. ad Damasum in exposi primae uisionis Esaiae A DEFENCE OF THE SACRIfice of the masse Made and set furth by mayster Rycharde Smyth doctour in diuinite and reader of the kynges hyghnes lesson of diuinite in his maiesties vniuersitie of Oxforde Wherin are diuerse doubtes opened ouer and aboue the principall matter Multo melius est uera rustice quam falsa diserte proferre Ibero ad damasum It is muche better to bring forth true thynges rudely then false thinges eloquently 1546 ¶ To my mooste gratious soueraigne lorde Henry the eyghte by the grace of god kynge of England Fraūce and Ireland defēder of the faithe and of the churche of England and also of Ireland in erth supreme head nexte vnder christ al helth and felicitie MOst gracious soueraine lord hauinge made of late .ii treatises the one intituled The assertion and defence of the sacramente of the aulter and the other the defense of the sacrifice of the masse determynynge with my self accordynge to my moost bounden duetye to dedycate them both vnto your moost excellent highnes aswel for that your said hyghnes is the mooste worthy defender of christes religion as also for the consonaunce and vicinitie of the matter and argument herein I do nowe according to the sayde determination exhibite present and offer this treatise of the sacrifice of the masse vnto your royall maiestie semblably as already I haue done the other of the assertion and defence of the sacrament of th aulter most humblye besechynge youre highnes gratiouselye to accepte this my poore doinge and to fauour it You re graces mooste humble subiecte chapleyne bedysman and seruaunt Rycharde Smythe THEOPHILI AD AVtolycum lib. 1. LIngua quidē diserta dictio tersa delectationem laudē afferunt nec non plurimum conducunt miseris mortalibus quorū animus deprauatus est ad uanam gloriam parandam Caeterum ueritatis studiosus non animum adijcit sermonibus corruptis verum sedulo inquirit quaenam materia siue quis effectus aut quodnam opus sit orationis That is to saye A wel spoken tongue eloquence do brynge delectation and prayse they also do moche profytte myserable men whose mynde is corrupted to gette vayneglorye But he that loueth the truthe settethe not hys mynde to corrupte speaches or sayenges but he enquyrethe dylygentlye what the matter is eyther what the effecte or what is the worke of the oratoin Eme lege iudica Bye reade iudge ¶ The autours names out of the whiche this treatice is gathered and the tyme whan they were that therby men may se that the masse is not set vp of late by the coueteousnes of preistes as some say falsely it is The greakes Dionisius Ariopag anno d. 47 Ignatius Anno. d. 104 Clemens anno 142 Ireneus anno 203 Origines anno 225 Gregory Nazian anno 369 Athanasius anno 345 Eusebius anno 306 Cyrillus anno 369 Epiphanius anno 369 Chrisostomus anno 412 Basilius anno 369 Gregorius Emyss anno 340 Theophilus anno 360 Demascenus anno 440 Theodoretus anno 306 Theophilactus   Iulianus episcopus Toletanus 845 The Latyns Anacletus anno 101 Euaristus anno 110 Alexander anno 119 Tertulianus anno 203 Arnobius an 305. Lactātius 305 Cyprianus anno 259 Hylarius anno 345 Ambrosius anno 429 Hieronimus anno 429 Augustinus anno 440 Fulgentius anno 497 Gregorius Magnus anno 609 Beda anno 683 D. Hugo Etherius anno 1160 Rupertus anno 1123 Innocentius anno 1200 Isodorus anno 630 RICARDVS SMYTHAEVS Candido Lectori S D. DESVDA Thie libellus optime lector aut solum penitus rudibus indoctis in christiana philosophia aut certe una cū ijs illis qui nō ita multū in illius studio promouerint Hos enim dūtaxat istac mea Inueni●tur omnium penemalorum m●ter esse ignorantia D. Clement 4. recog 5. qualicumque opella iuuare studio habui ne quis horum ab ipsa pietate quod ad rem de qua hîc controuertitur attinet ignorantia inscitia veri aberret vel male sanis hominum contionibus persuasus vel librorum qui haeresibus respargūtur lectione vt sic ineptiat dementatus et si quis ab huius rei religione iam desciuerit is in procinctu atque parato habeat quo suum agnoscat errorem agnitum ex osum habeat respuat funem ut est in paraemia reducat quo albo germane christianorum à quo temere impie nomen suum expunxerit denuo adcenseatur alioqui tanque extrema ut habet vetus dictum faba disperiturus Quam vero feliciter in hac re sim versatus spartam quam sum indeptus dextre adornauerim iudicent eruditi qui candide recte de rebus diuinis sentiunt ut quos solos moror quorum iudicio ac calculo stet velim aut cadat haec quam ieci alea. Quod si quis hîc quaerat Britannici sermonis laenocinia leporem spe frustrabitur sua Dū enim hanc appararem conflictatiunculam consultissimum mihi est illico visum omnia planius intelligibilius ac crassiore ut aiunt minerua hominum lectioni credere quo ad imperitam multitudinem quam instituēdam suscepi maior vberior ac luculētior ex hoc meo labore d●●anaret utilitas nec esset quod illorū remoraret̄ progressū Nihil certè pensi habebā tam etsi viderim ex dictionis ipsius inuenustate quibusdam quibus nihil nisi undique tersum ad blandiatur arrideat plurimū fastidij suboriturū hinc quosdā ab libelli lectiōe vix iā vno altero perfecto folio decessuros meumque nomen apud illos vel hoc nomine obscurius fore ac nonnihil eleuatum iri meam qualē cumque in literis aestimationē Si quid itaque Christiane lector tibi interim dum hunc libellum perlegis forte occurret quod tuo displiceat palato siue quod id genuinū germanum non spiret nostratis eloquij nitorem quem ipse non ita magni duco ut ingenue fatear siue quod sententia vna vel altera seu scripturarum enarratio seu argumētorū profligatio depulsio tuo limato excussoque iudicio alicubi parum arrideat Primum cogitame data opera anglici sermonis cōtempsisse lauticias quo ut iam antea commemorauerim minori negocio a rudibus intelligerer de